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Definitions: Redoubtable |
RedoubtableAdjective1. Inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall". 2. Having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "redoubtable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
Synonyms: RedoubtableSynonyms: formidable (adj), glorious (adj), illustrious (adj), respected (adj), unnerving (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fear | Inspiring fear; Verb: alarming; formidable, redoubtable; perilous; (danger); portentous; fearful; dread, dreadful; fell; dire, direful; shocking; terrible, terrific; tremendous; horrid, horrible, horrific; ghastly; awful, awe-inspiring; revolting; (painful); Gorgonian. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Redoubtable |
| English words defined with "redoubtable": Doubtable ♦ formidable ♦ glorious ♦ illustrious ♦ respected ♦ unnerving. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "redoubtable": Rat-killer. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was the redoubtable form of Javert. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Redoubtable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Redoubtable" is used about 82 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 82 | 36,594 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "redoubtable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i tmerrshëm (appalling, awesome, awful, Creese, damnable, darn, deadly, deuced, dire, direful, eldritch, enormous, frightful, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, infernal, macabre, parlous, perishing, redoubted, sad, scary, terrible, terrific, towering, tragic, tremendous), i frikshëm (bloodcurdling, dreadful, eerie, eery, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightful, grisly, gruesome, horrible, horrid, morbid, redoubted, terrific, tremendous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خطير (acute, critical, dangerous, eventful, grave, grievous, hazardous, heavy, important, irresistible, momentous, risky, risque, serious, severe, significant, ticklish, unsafe, weighty), رهيب (bloodcurdling, bloody, chilly, dire, dreadful, fearful, fierce, grisly, gruesome, hairy, holy, horrible, horrific, lurid, macabre, monstrous, morbid, nightmarish, smashing, super, terrible, wretched). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | страшен (alarming, almighty, apocalyptic, awesome, awful, dire, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightful, grisly, gruesome, hair raising, horrible, scary, terrible, terrific, tremendous, wicked), вдъхващ страхопочитание, вдъхващ уважение, опасен (adventurous, awkward, breakneck, dangerous, hazardous, hot, insecure, lively, parlous, perilous, pestiferous, precarious, risky, rocky, rum, rummy, slippery, slippy, trappy, ugly, unchancy, unsafe, unsure, virulent, volatile, warm), бележит (distinguished, notable, noted, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可怕 (Awful, Dire, Fearful, Fearsome, frightful, Grewsome, gruesome, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, macaber, macabre, scary, terrible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | obávaný (dreaded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | موحش (Horrible, Lurid), مستحکم (Tenacious), ترسناک (Dire, Ghastly, Grim, Hideous, Horrid, Lurid, Macabre, Nightmarish, Terrible, Terrific, Tremendous, Ugsome), سهمناک (Horrid, Terrible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | redoutable. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | respektgebietend, horrend (horrendous, horrendously, horrific), ehrfurchtgebietend (authoritative, awesome, formidable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φοβερόσ (awesome, dreadful, fearful, formidable, horrifying, terrifying), τρομερόσ (awful, dire, direful, formidable, frightful, grisly, terrible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מטיל אימ" (dire), חזק ביותר. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | impozáns (commanding, compelling, imposing, redoubted, stately), félelmetes (awe inspiring, awesome, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightful, grim, morbid, redoubted, terrific, tremendous), rettenthetetlen (dauntless, dreadnought, fearless, indomitable, intrepid, undaunted), rettentő (astounding, formidable, horrendous, scary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | formidabile (crack, formidable, redoubted, smashing, terrible, tremendous, wonderful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 金城鉄壁 (impregnable castle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | き"じょうてっぺき (impregnable castle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 가공한. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | roortagh (athlete, athletic, champion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edoubtableray terrível (abysmal, awesome, awful, deadly, desperate, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, elect, fearful, fearsome, fell, frightful, grisly, gruesome, hideout, horrible, horrid, lurid, parlous, redoubted, terrible, terrific, tragic, tremendous, ungodly), temível (appaling, appalling, redoubted), formidável (clinking, formless, great, hugely, immensely, redoubted, ripping, scrumptious, slashing, sledge hammer, smashing, snorting, spanking, stupendous, super, terrific, tremendous), extremamente difícil (redoubted). (various references) redutabil. (various references) храбрый (brave, courageous, feisty, gallant, high-hearted, lion-hearted, man of courage, nervy, redoubted, spunky, valiant), грозный (awesome, bodeful, fearsome, formidable, rampant, redoubted). (various references) vredan poštovanja, strašan (almighty, awful, dire, direful, dreadful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, horrible, horrid, howling, redoubted, terrible, terrific). (various references) temible (fearsome, formidable, redoubted). (various references) fruktansvärd (awful, fearful, formidable, heinous, horrible, tearing, terrible, terrific), fruktad (dread, redoubted). (various references) zorlu (formidable, intractable, mighty, robust, rugged, sticky, stiff, stringent, sweaty, thorny, tough), yiğit (brave, bulldog, courageous, dare devil, daredevil, Doughty, gallant, game, hero, manful, manly, plucky, red blooded, spartan, spunky, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous), korkunç (appalling, awesome, awful, cruel, desperate, dire, direful, disastrous, disgusting, dreadfull, eldritch, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, ghoulish, gory, grim, grisly, gruesome, haircurling, hair-raiser, hellish, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, lurid, monstrous, scary, shocking, sickening, terrible, terrific, terrifying), korkulur, heybetli (ample, baronial, dreadfull, formidable, grandiose, imposing, majestic, monumental, solemn, stately, tremendous), cesur (adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, brave, bulldog, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dashing, Dauntless, Doughty, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gallant, game, gamy, great-hearted, gritty, gutsy, Hardy, heroic, intrepid, martial, plucky, resolute, spartan, spirited, spunky, stout, stouthearted, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, Venturous). (various references) хоробрий (bold, brag, brave, courageous, gallant, lion-hearted, redoubted, valiant), грізний (bodeful, fearsome, formidable, frowning, redoubted, thundering, thunderous), небезпечний (adventurous, awkward, breakneck, chanceful, climacteric, critical, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, insecure, nasty, parlous, perilous, redoubted, serious, thorny, uncanny, unsafe, virulent, wicked). (various references) đáng sợ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Redoubtable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: reboubtable, reduoubtable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "redoubtable" (pronounced rudou"tubul) |
| 5 | -t u b u l | acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, palatable, patentable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-d-e-e-l-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: belaboured. | |
-2 letters: belabored, bluebeard, doubtable. | |
-3 letters: aureoled, belabour, laboured, leeboard, obdurate, outbreed, rabbeted, redouble, taboured, troubled. | |
-4 letters: abluted, aborted, alerted, altered, aureole, barbule, belabor, belated, berated, berobed, bleared, bleated, bleater, bloated, bloater, blurbed, blurted, borated, boulder, burbled, dabbler, debater, delator, doubler, doublet, doubter, drabbet, drabble, durable, earlobe, labored, leotard, lobated, obtrude, outbred, outdare, outread, rabbled, readout, rebated, redoubt, related, retable, roulade, rubbled, rubeola, tabered, tabored, torulae, treadle, trebled, trouble, urodele. | |
-5 letters: aerobe, albedo, arbute, areole, aulder, autoed, balder, barbed, barbel, barbet, barbut, baubee, bauble, beadle, beater, bedaub, belaud, belted, belter, berate, blared, boated, boatel, boater, bolder, bolete, bolted, bolter, borate, bordel, boreal, brulot, brutal, bruted, bubale, buboed, bulbar, bulbed, burble, burbot, burled, butled, butler, dabber, dabble, dartle, dauber, dealer, debate, debtor, delate, derate, detour, doable, dobber, double, dubber, dueler, elated, elater, elodea, eluate, eluder, eluted, labour, labret, lauder, leader, loader, lobate, lobbed, lobber, louder, loured, louted, lubber, oblate, oleate, orated, ordeal, rabbet, rabble, rebate, rebato, redate, redout, relate, reload, retold, robbed, rouble, routed, rubato, rubbed, rubble, tabbed, tabled, tabour, tabued, teared, teledu, teredo, torula, toured, treble, tubbed, tubber. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 64 6F 75 62 74 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -.. --- ..- -... - .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100100 01101111 01110101 01100010 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e d o u b t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0064 006F 0075 0062 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271708187688667687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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